Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-10-07

lot, where the GIazsbrook- Foote incident oc-
CURED, is doomed to destruction. At
town meeting it was voted to cut down the
hedge if the owner of the lot will consent.
Rev. DR.. A. g. Palmer, OF Stonington,
celebrated the fftieth anniversary of his set
Element as Baptist clergyman on Wednes-
day. The poet Whittier sent very kind
letter to the doctor, whom he alluded to as
the preacher and poet. The Palmer family
was represented to the third and fourth gem
Grafton, the children present including Man
ager A. NJ. Palmer OF the Madison Square
Theater and William r. Palmer, of New
York. There was large gathering.
NOT SUICIDE.
In the case of A. J. Harrison of Clinton,
who was believed to have committed suicide,
the coroner finds that death was accidental.
The substance of the case is thus stated:
"Mr. Harrison was an experienced druggist,
and in letter shown the coroner that he
wrote TO his father the day before his death
he said: Il still suffer from malaria. have
taken chloral, morphine and opium, all of
which have tended to excite me. Last night
I tried ohloreform and got five hours good
Sleep 1t is supposed that he tried another
dose Monday night, causing his death, as his
business was good and family relations pleas
ant"
REMOVAL OF GRADE CROSSINGS IN CONNECT
CUT.
It is gratifying to learn that the directors
of the New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad have at last decided to adopt more
public-spirited policy in the management of
that prosperous and wealthy road. The San
itary Engineer and Constructor Record has
several times called attention to the murder
GUS grade crossings that have too loag been
tolerated by that corporation, and the sever
al recent fatal casualties at these crossings
between New York and New Haven and the
public indignation thereat seems to have al
last induced the management to prepare
plans and specifications looking to theil
abolition. There are yet over one
hundred of these crossings in the State Of
Connecticut between the New York State
| line and New Haven, though in this State
| many of them have already been changed
| This wise move together with the proposed
erection of new depots of good architecture
design, the adoption of steam heat and cleo.
| trio lights as a substitute for the car stove
and kerosene oil, and other Improvements il
| the roadbed now in progress, will soon result
| in its being held up as model road as tn
Pennsylvania for some time has been.-Sani
| tary Engineer.
THE STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
At the forty-frst annual meeting of tn,
Connecticut State Teachers association a
| Hartford on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
| day, October IS, IA and 10, F. B. Mitchell
| principal of the Thomaston school, will reat
| an article Friday on ''Is the High schoo
| meeting the demands of the timesa" Tn
| secretary will issue free return tickets t.
stations in Connecticut to all members o
| the association who paid full fare in cominI
| to the meeting on the Derby and the Housa
tonic lines, including the Danbury and Nor
walk divisions. Return tickets at one-hal
the regular fare will be issued to member
1 who come over the Consolidated roa
IN. V, N. II. & H., Air Line
| ampton, Connecticut Valley and Nau
| gatuck). Return tickets for fifteen miles O
more at one cent. mile on the Hartford an
Connecticut Western and New York an
New England, including the Norwich an
Worcester and Springfield divisions. To &c
cure these rates on the above named road
| members must procure return certifcat
| from the secretary of the association an
present it at the ticket Office at Hartford
Round trip tickets from station in Connect
| cut on the New London Northern road t
| Willimantic and return will be issued
members at one and quarter times the reg
| ular fare one way. These tickets must
eountersigned by the secretary for retur
passage. It is hoped that arrangements wi
| be made with other roads for reduced rates